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Exploring Strathcona Park

A Guide to British Columbia's First Provincial Park

This full colour guidebook describes the trails and backcountry routes that have made Strathcona Park famous for it's world-class hiking. From the roadside loop trails to week-long expeditions Exploring Strathcona Park unlocks the keys to one of British Columbia's best kept secrets. More info>

Crest Creek Rock Climbs

A Guide to Vancouver Island's Coolest Climbing Area

By Chris Barner & Ahren Rankin

A full colour guidebook to around 250 free and 50 aid climbs at Crest Creek in Strathcona Provincial Park, BC. This guidebook is informative, visually stunning, seasoned with sardonic humour and features
side-bars, memoirs & artwork from key local contributors. More info>

Island Alpine

- limited stock

Island Alpine is the first comprehensive guidebook to the mountains of Vancouver Island and Strathcona Park. Featuring over 275 Island peaks, with more than 550 photographs showing hiking, scrambling and climbing routes - Island Alpine is the Island hiker's and mountaineer's bible. More info>

Coastal Hikes

A Guide to West Coast Hiking Trails in British Columbia and Washington State

This guidebook to coastal hiking in BC and Washington State features treks like the West Coast Trail and Cape Scott, Nootka Trail and Hesquiat Peninsula. More info>

Out of StockA new edition is planned for 2019

Island Turns and Tours

Backcountry Skiing on Vancouver Island

Island Turns and Tours describes the best backcountry ski tours in the mountains of Vancouver Island BC. Details describe day trips, multi-day tours to plan winter and spring mountain trips on skis, split-snowboards and snowshoes. Tips for finding the best terrain for descents along with important safety information. More info>

Strathcona 2010 Centennial Expedition

by Philip Stone

The journal of the 2010 Strathcona Centennial Expedition that retraced the journey of the 1910 Strathcona Discovery Expedition that led to the formation of British Columbia’s first Provincial Park. More info>

Strathcona 1910 Discovery Expedition

by Harry McClure Johnson

The journal of the 1910 Strathcona Discovery Expedition that travelled by canoe and on foot through the wilderness heart of Vancouver Island leading to the establishment of British Columbia’s first Provincial Park. More info>

Map-style field guide

This light, water-proof and tear-proof duplex, fold out colour photo identification pamphlet is unique in being specifically about Vancouver Island's alpine plants.
A succinct text describes the usual habitats of 86 species of wildflowers native to our Island mountains. More info>

an autobiography from the Canadian wilderness

by Rob Wood

From youthful days in the hills of Britain and big wall climbing in Yosemite, the author's search for unique mountain adventure leads him to pioneering ice climbs in the Canadian Rockies and to new routes on Baffin Island and in the BC Coast Range. More info>

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